“Surface Pro - CD/DVD Player/Burner Can an external CD/DVD Player/Burner be used? Does it have to have its own power source or will the USB handle it? What software is used to manage the external drive, play music, play DVD's, burn CD's, etc.?”

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• You can use a USB optical drive with the Microsoft Surface with no additional software required... just plug it into the USB port and wait a couple seconds for windows to recognize it. Its that simple. As for multimedia (music/movies) you can use windows media player to view them or download something else like VLC media player but the Microsoft Surface comes pre-loaded with a media player.

  Answered by Evonthon 12 years ago

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• It has a full USB port, so it would work, yes. Best Buy Mobile and Connectivity Specialist, Kraig

  Answered by spex 12 years ago

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